News Item on Tropical Depression Cindy issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology Forecast Office, at 12PM, Friday, June 23, 2017.

...CINDY WEAKENS BUT HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE... PM, Friday, June 23, 2017.

AT 11AM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION CINDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.0°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 93.5° WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA. PM, Friday, June 23, 2017.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH, AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, CINDY OR ITS REMNANTS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS EARLY FRIDAY, AND INTO TENNESSEE LATER ON FRIDAY. PM, Friday, June 23, 2017.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECMOME A REMNANT LOW BY FRIDAY IF NOT SOONER. PM, Friday, June 23, 2017.

The Next News Item will be issued at 6PM. PM, Friday, June 23, 2017.

Prepared by Forecaster: K. Ward-Forbes